Greek Stories

Name: Greek Stories
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350005655
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A GCSE Reader

By Kristian Waite and Dr John Taylor

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Greek Stories is crafted as an introductory reader for students embarking on Classical Greek, featuring 100 self-contained passages curated from a broad spectrum of ancient authors. It includes helpful introductions and thorough glossing of names and vocabulary beyond GCSE level. The book is segmented into four sections, progressing from simple stories to differentiated historical and mythological texts with comprehension exercises tailored to the 2016 OCR GCSE language paper. A companion website offers an answer key and extra material, enhancing the learning experience.
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Ideal for GCSE students studying OCR Classical Greek, beginners returning to the language, and older learners seeking structured practice aligned with current examination requirements.

Description

Greek Stories is an ideal first reader for students of Classical Greek. It offers 100 self-contained passages of manageable length, chosen for their intrinsic interest and adapted from a wide range of ancient authors.

Generous help is given, with a short introduction to each story and glossing of all proper names and non-GCSE vocabulary. The collection will also be attractive to older students beginning or returning to the language.

Updated to match the 2016 OCR specification, this edition has been restructured to reflect the new examinations, which now have a single language paper.

Section 1 provides 30 passages, starting with very short and simple stories and building up to the level of the current OCR GCSE.

Section 2 provides 30 differentiated passages of increasing difficulty on historical topics.

Section 3 provides 20 shorter passages of uniform length on mythological topics, with comprehension questions, in the style of Section A of the new GCSE language paper.

Section 4 provides 20 passages on historical topics, with comprehension and unseen sections, in the style of Section B of the new GCSE language paper.

The new edition is supported by a companion website with an answer key and additional passages.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350005655

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Primary and secondary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 208

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Dr John Taylor Education & Reference Kristian Waite Non-Fiction

About the Author

John Taylor was for many years Head of Classics at Tonbridge School, UK, and is now Lecturer in Classics at Manchester University, UK. He is an experienced examiner of Ancient Greek and the author of the widely used textbooks Greek to GCSE (2nd edition, Bloomsbury, 2016); Greek Beyond GCSE (2nd edition, Bloomsbury, 2017); and (with Stephen Anderson) Greek Unseen Translation (Bloomsbury, 2005) and Writing Greek (Bloomsbury, 2011).

Kristian Waite is Head of Classics at Caterham School, UK.